James Raquepau shares insights into his writing journey, focusing on his semi-historical fantasy series, the Destiny Cycle. He discusses the challenges and joys of revisiting and expanding his work, the unique appeal of blending history with fantasy, and the intricate process of audiobook production and marketing. His books are inspired by Celtic history and legends,Continue reading “James Raquepau”
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Reminder: We’re Live!
CC and I are going to do our first live podcast today, December 31 at 6:00pm Pacific Time (Los Angeles time). We hope we set up the YouTube link so viewers can ask questions. Heck, we hope it works. This is another brand new world for us after a year of growing and spreading ourContinue reading “Reminder: We’re Live!”
Farewell to 2025
Before we dive into the meat of today’s show, CC and I will be doing a live podcast on YouTube on Wednesday, December 31 at 6:00pm Pacific time (Los Angeles time) just for the heck of it. It’ll be our first live podcast, so a thousand things might go wrong (and probably will). We’re hopingContinue reading “Farewell to 2025”
Book Sale!
We’re having a bit of a book sale starting today with a happy little bonus. If you buy one of the below books from our bookstore, you will not only get an autographed copy and some sweet wrapping, we will throw in a free backpack! A Sheriff in NevadaHope Knocks TwiceServing Salvation Book OneZoey Reminder:Continue reading “Book Sale!”
Gavin Black Part Deux
Returning to our podcast for a second engagement, Gavin Black discusses his latest book, “Journey Through the Forgotten,” which intertwines personal family stories with themes of Alzheimer’s and Irish mythology. The conversation explores the emotional journey of dealing with memory loss, the writing process, and the influences that shape a writer’s work. Gavin shares personalContinue reading “Gavin Black Part Deux”
Invitation
This Sunday, December 14, CC and I are leveling up. We are joining four esteemed local writers to do a mutual book signing and discussion panel about our respective books, plus we are doing readings. There will be goodies for our guests and we’ll be giving out prizes. Please join us at the Sierra ArtsContinue reading “Invitation”
Intimate Writing
Our mission here at the “CC & JT Amateur Hour” is to “help writers write,” and part of our madness is to publicly examine our creative motivations. In this episode, we dive into why we write and don’t write about graphic sex. This is not the general, ten-thousand-foot view that we’ve done in previous episodes.Continue reading “Intimate Writing”
Vibes
Happy holidays to all who engage in joy and frivolity at this time of year which, considering the number of celebrations there are, means everyone. We’re back from West Sacramento after Thanksgiving with the relations, something we’re always happy to do. Added bonus: the trip gave us the topic of this week’s podcast: getting outsideContinue reading “Vibes”
Lingarasu Kittusamy and Darani Kettimuthu
“The CC & JT Amateur Hour” welcomes children book authors and IT wizards Lingarasu Kittusamy and Darani Kettimuthu to the podcast. They are using innovative technologies, their own artistic expertise, and feedback from their family to bring new books to the public. Our conversation with Lingarasu and Darani explores the journey of creating children’s books,Continue reading “Lingarasu Kittusamy and Darani Kettimuthu”
NAN: Nikolai Wisekal
On the Nevada Author Network, Nikolai Wisekal discusses the critical decision authors face between writing for creativity and pursuing publishing. He notes publishing is basically a professional promise between a business and a reader, bringing with it their expectations and demands. Creativity, on the other hand, is literary art for the author, allowing the writerContinue reading “NAN: Nikolai Wisekal”